Thanks to all of you who emailed me your thoughts on the library books in the dumpster story. My point in the story is not to say that libraries necessarily need to keep books forever, but that they ought to make sure people can use them later. If a book doesn't sell at a book sale, then it should be given away. Like I mentioned in the article, if they have a shelf in the entryway with a FREE BOOKS sign, they could probably have given away the books quickly with very little hassle.
Also, I'd think that a book that was tossed out because it failed to sell at the Friend's Bookstore would end up at a dumpster at Washburn Library or Central Library Marquette, where the stores are located, not at Northeast Library. And to the person who wanted to know if our site is staffed by "journalists", the answer is no. We do news and opinion, much like a blog, but without the ugly page design. And in America, you can post whatever views you want. Anyhow, I wanted to get this story out right away in the hopes of making sure it doesn't happen again--so if you work for the library and want to justify your actions, you can email me and I'll add it to the story. Chris David Columbia Park http://www.southhighsucks.com/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
